83_FR_27713 83 FR 27599 - Proposed Allocation of Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project

83 FR 27599 - Proposed Allocation of Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 114 (June 13, 2018)

Page Range27599-27600
FR Document2018-12697

Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Management Center, a Federal power marketing agency of the Department of Energy, announces its Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project (Olmsted) Proposed Allocation of Energy. The Final 2018 Olmsted Power Marketing Plan and Call for Applications was published on October 11, 2017, and set forth that an application for an allocation of energy from Olmsted was due by December 11, 2017. WAPA has reviewed and considered the applications received and this Federal Register notice outlines WAPA's proposed allocations.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27599-27600]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12697]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Western Area Power Administration


Proposed Allocation of Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project

AGENCY: Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of proposed allocation of Olmsted Powerplant Replacement 
Project.

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SUMMARY: Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) Colorado River 
Storage Project (CRSP) Management Center, a Federal power marketing 
agency of the Department of Energy, announces its Olmsted Powerplant 
Replacement Project (Olmsted) Proposed Allocation of Energy. The Final 
2018 Olmsted Power Marketing Plan and Call for Applications was 
published on October 11, 2017, and set forth that an application for an 
allocation of energy from Olmsted was due by December 11, 2017. WAPA 
has reviewed and considered the applications received and this Federal 
Register notice outlines WAPA's proposed allocations.

DATES: All comments must be received by the end of the comment period 
to be assured of consideration. The comment period on the proposed 
allocation of power begins June 13, 2018 and ends July 13, 2018. WAPA 
will accept written comments any time during the 30-day comment period.

ADDRESSES: All written comments regarding the proposed allocation of 
power should be directed to the following address: Mr. Brent Osiek, 
Vice President of Power Marketing for CRSP, CRSP Management Center, 
Western Area Power Administration, 299 South Main Street, Suite 200, 
Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Comments may also be faxed to (801) 524-5017 
or emailed to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brent Osiek, Vice President of 
Power Marketing for CRSP, (801) 524-5495; or Mr. Lyle Johnson, Public 
Utilities Specialist, (801) 524-5585. Written requests for information 
should be sent to CRSP Management Center, Western Area Power 
Administration, 299 South Main Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 
84111; faxed to (801) 524-5017; or emailed to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States acquired the Olmsted 
Powerplant in 1990 through condemnation proceedings in order to secure 
the water rights associated with the Olmsted Powerplant deemed 
essential to the Central Utah Project (CUP). The CUP is a participating 
project of the Colorado River Storage Project. As part of the 
condemnation proceedings, PacifiCorp continued Olmsted operations until 
2015; after that time, the operation of the facility became the 
responsibility of the Bureau of Reclamation.
    The existing Olmsted Powerplant greatly exceeded its operational 
life, and a replacement facility was needed for the generation of power 
and preservation of associated non-consumptive water rights. On 
February 4, 2015, the Implementation Agreement (Agreement) for Olmsted 
was signed by Central Utah Water Conservancy District (District); the 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; and WAPA 
(Participants). The Agreement sets forth the responsibilities of the 
Participants and identifies funding of Olmsted. The District will 
construct, operate, maintain, and replace the Olmsted Powerplant and 
incidental facilities in connection with its CUP operations, including 
power generation.
    WAPA is responsible for marketing the Olmsted energy, which is 
anticipated to be available in the late summer of 2018. Power 
production will be incidental to the delivery of water and will only be 
available when water is present. Therefore, only energy, without 
capacity, will be available for marketing. It is expected that the 
annual energy production from Olmsted will average around 27,000,000 
kWh per year. The Final 2018 Olmsted Power Marketing Plan and Call for 
Applications was published on October 11, 2017 (82 FR 47201), and set 
forth that an application for an allocation of energy from Olmsted was 
due by December 11, 2017.

Olmsted Proposed Allocation of Energy

    Pursuant to the Final Power Marketing Criteria, allocations of 
energy from Olmsted were made based on a percentage of annual 
generation rather than fixed quantities of energy. Olmsted is a ``take 
all, pay all'' project; the annual revenue requirement does not depend 
on the amount of energy available each year. Customers with an 
allocation will receive a share of the energy and will annually pay a 
proportional share of the operation, maintenance, and replacement 
(OM&R) expenses in 12 monthly installments.
    Applications were received from four entities representing a total 
of 14 eligible applicants. In considering the Power Marketing Criteria, 
priority was given to the District due to its role in the construction, 
operation, maintenance, and replacement of Olmsted. The District will 
receive 30 percent of Olmsted's annual generation.
    Olmsted will be electrically interconnected to Provo City's (Provo) 
distribution and transmission facilities. Provo is a participant of the 
Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), a joint-action agency responsible 
for supplying the wholesale power needs to Provo and other municipal 
electric utilities in the area. UMPA, a long-term power customer of 
WAPA, has agreed to accept all Olmsted energy as it is generated and, 
under a scheduling and displacement agreement with WAPA, provide 
Olmsted customers with their respective Olmsted allocation amounts from 
a portion of UMPA's allocation of Salt Lake City Area Integrated 
Projects (SLCA/IP) resources, which is also marketed by WAPA. This 
arrangement will allow the Olmsted recipients more flexibility as it 
will be easier to schedule this SLCA/IP resource, which is essentially 
exchanged for Olmsted generation, and it allows the use of existing 
scheduling and transmission wheeling arrangements. In consideration for 
providing these arrangements, UMPA will receive a 30 percent allocation 
of Olmsted generation.
    After consideration of the allocations to the District and UMPA, 
WAPA determined it would use the remaining Olmsted energy to increase 
the allocations of those applicants that have the lowest percentages of 
their current loads served by Federal power. Four of the applicants 
receive less than 10 percent of their energy resources from Federal 
power. All of the other applicants currently receive over 20 percent of 
their energy requirements from Federal allocations. Therefore, WAPA 
awarded 10 percent of the Olmsted generation to the four applicants 
receiving less than 10 percent of their energy from Federal sources. 
The following table shows the proposed allocation percentages of the 
annual energy production of Olmsted:

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                         Applicant                            Percentage
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Central Utah Water Conservancy District....................           30
Utah Municipal Power Agency................................           30
Lehi City, Utah............................................           10
Kaysville City, Utah.......................................           10
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.....................           10
Springville City, Utah.....................................           10
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    WAPA will respond to the comments received regarding the Olmsted 
Proposed Allocation of Energy and publish its final allocations after 
the public comment period ends. If any adjustments or corrections are 
necessary in a recipient's percentage allocation, the allocations of 
all other recipients

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may change. WAPA plans to enter into contracts with customers after 
publication of the Final Allocation of Power Federal Register notice.

Availability of Information

    Documents developed or retained by WAPA during this public process 
will be available, by appointment, for inspection and copying at the 
CRSP Management Center, 299 South Main Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake 
City, Utah. Any comments received during the 30-day comment period will 
be posted to WAPA's website at the following address: https://www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/PowerMarketing/Pages/power-marketing.aspx.

Procedural Requirements

Environmental Compliance

    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), the Council on Environmental Quality 
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and DOE NEPA Regulations (10 CFR 
part 1021), WAPA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on 
January 13, 2017. The FONSI and other NEPA compliance documentation may 
be found at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/CRSP/environment/Pages/environment.aspx.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601, et 
seq., requires a Federal agency to perform a regulatory flexibility 
analysis whenever the agency is required by law to publish a general 
notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule unless the agency 
can certify that the rule will not have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities. In defining the term 
``rule,'' the RFA specifies that a ``rule'' does not include ``a rule 
of particular applicability relating to rates [and] services . . . or 
to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices relating to such rates 
[and] services . . . .'' 5 U.S.C. 601. WAPA has determined that this 
action relates to rates or services offered by WAPA and, therefore, is 
not a rule within the purview of the RFA.

Determination Under Executive Order 12866

    WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under 
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this Federal 
Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required.

    Dated: May 30, 2018.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-12697 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 13, 2018 / Notices 27599 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY project of the Colorado River Storage Olmsted will be electrically Project. As part of the condemnation interconnected to Provo City’s (Provo) Western Area Power Administration proceedings, PacifiCorp continued distribution and transmission facilities. Olmsted operations until 2015; after that Provo is a participant of the Utah Proposed Allocation of Olmsted time, the operation of the facility Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), a Powerplant Replacement Project became the responsibility of the Bureau joint-action agency responsible for AGENCY: Western Area Power of Reclamation. supplying the wholesale power needs to Administration, DOE. The existing Olmsted Powerplant Provo and other municipal electric ACTION: Notice of proposed allocation of greatly exceeded its operational life, and utilities in the area. UMPA, a long-term Olmsted Powerplant Replacement a replacement facility was needed for power customer of WAPA, has agreed to Project. the generation of power and accept all Olmsted energy as it is preservation of associated non- generated and, under a scheduling and SUMMARY: Western Area Power consumptive water rights. On February displacement agreement with WAPA, Administration (WAPA) Colorado River 4, 2015, the Implementation Agreement provide Olmsted customers with their Storage Project (CRSP) Management (Agreement) for Olmsted was signed by respective Olmsted allocation amounts Center, a Federal power marketing Central Utah Water Conservancy District from a portion of UMPA’s allocation of agency of the Department of Energy, (District); the Department of the Interior, Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects announces its Olmsted Powerplant Bureau of Reclamation; and WAPA (SLCA/IP) resources, which is also Replacement Project (Olmsted) (Participants). The Agreement sets forth marketed by WAPA. This arrangement Proposed Allocation of Energy. The the responsibilities of the Participants will allow the Olmsted recipients more Final 2018 Olmsted Power Marketing and identifies funding of Olmsted. The flexibility as it will be easier to schedule Plan and Call for Applications was District will construct, operate, this SLCA/IP resource, which is published on October 11, 2017, and set maintain, and replace the Olmsted essentially exchanged for Olmsted forth that an application for an Powerplant and incidental facilities in generation, and it allows the use of allocation of energy from Olmsted was connection with its CUP operations, existing scheduling and transmission due by December 11, 2017. WAPA has including power generation. wheeling arrangements. In reviewed and considered the WAPA is responsible for marketing consideration for providing these applications received and this Federal the Olmsted energy, which is arrangements, UMPA will receive a 30 Register notice outlines WAPA’s anticipated to be available in the late percent allocation of Olmsted proposed allocations. summer of 2018. Power production will generation. DATES: All comments must be received be incidental to the delivery of water After consideration of the allocations by the end of the comment period to be and will only be available when water to the District and UMPA, WAPA assured of consideration. The comment is present. Therefore, only energy, determined it would use the remaining period on the proposed allocation of without capacity, will be available for Olmsted energy to increase the power begins June 13, 2018 and ends marketing. It is expected that the annual allocations of those applicants that have July 13, 2018. WAPA will accept written energy production from Olmsted will the lowest percentages of their current comments any time during the 30-day average around 27,000,000 kWh per loads served by Federal power. Four of comment period. year. The Final 2018 Olmsted Power the applicants receive less than 10 Marketing Plan and Call for percent of their energy resources from ADDRESSES: All written comments Applications was published on October Federal power. All of the other regarding the proposed allocation of 11, 2017 (82 FR 47201), and set forth applicants currently receive over 20 power should be directed to the that an application for an allocation of percent of their energy requirements following address: Mr. Brent Osiek, Vice energy from Olmsted was due by from Federal allocations. Therefore, President of Power Marketing for CRSP, December 11, 2017. WAPA awarded 10 percent of the CRSP Management Center, Western Olmsted generation to the four Area Power Administration, 299 South Olmsted Proposed Allocation of Energy applicants receiving less than 10 Main Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Pursuant to the Final Power percent of their energy from Federal UT 84111. Comments may also be faxed Marketing Criteria, allocations of energy sources. The following table shows the to (801) 524–5017 or emailed to: osiek@ from Olmsted were made based on a proposed allocation percentages of the wapa.gov. percentage of annual generation rather annual energy production of Olmsted: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. than fixed quantities of energy. Olmsted Brent Osiek, Vice President of Power is a ‘‘take all, pay all’’ project; the Applicant Percentage Marketing for CRSP, (801) 524–5495; or annual revenue requirement does not Mr. Lyle Johnson, Public Utilities depend on the amount of energy Central Utah Water Conser- Specialist, (801) 524–5585. Written available each year. Customers with an vancy District ......................... 30 requests for information should be sent Utah Municipal Power Agency 30 allocation will receive a share of the to CRSP Management Center, Western Lehi City, Utah .......................... 10 energy and will annually pay a Kaysville City, Utah .................. 10 Area Power Administration, 299 South proportional share of the operation, Weber Basin Water Conser- Main Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, maintenance, and replacement (OM&R) vancy District ......................... 10 UT 84111; faxed to (801) 524–5017; or expenses in 12 monthly installments. Springville City, Utah ................ 10 emailed to: osiek@wapa.gov. Applications were received from four SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entities representing a total of 14 WAPA will respond to the comments amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 United States acquired the Olmsted eligible applicants. In considering the received regarding the Olmsted Powerplant in 1990 through Power Marketing Criteria, priority was Proposed Allocation of Energy and condemnation proceedings in order to given to the District due to its role in the publish its final allocations after the secure the water rights associated with construction, operation, maintenance, public comment period ends. If any the Olmsted Powerplant deemed and replacement of Olmsted. The adjustments or corrections are necessary essential to the Central Utah Project District will receive 30 percent of in a recipient’s percentage allocation, (CUP). The CUP is a participating Olmsted’s annual generation. the allocations of all other recipients VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Jun 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1

27600 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 13, 2018 / Notices may change. WAPA plans to enter into Dated: May 30, 2018. 4522; email address: valentino.thomas@ contracts with customers after Mark A. Gabriel, epa.gov. publication of the Final Allocation of Administrator. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Power Federal Register notice. [FR Doc. 2018–12697 Filed 6–12–18; 8:45 am] Supporting documents which explain in Availability of Information BILLING CODE 6450–01–P detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public Documents developed or retained by docket for this ICR. The docket can be WAPA during this public process will ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION viewed online at www.regulations.gov be available, by appointment, for AGENCY or in person at the EPA Docket Center, inspection and copying at the CRSP WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 [EPA–HQ–OARM–2018–0229; FRL–9979– Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Management Center, 299 South Main 22–OARM] Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah. The telephone number for the Docket Any comments received during the 30- Proposed Information Collection Center is 202–566–1744. For additional day comment period will be posted to Request; Comment Request; Monthly information about EPA’s public docket, WAPA’s website at the following Progress Reports (Renewal) visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. address: https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of CRSP/PowerMarketing/Pages/power- AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments marketing.aspx. Agency (EPA). and information to enable it to: (i) ACTION: Notice. Evaluate whether the proposed Procedural Requirements collection of information is necessary SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the Environmental Compliance Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an functions of the Agency, including information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have In compliance with the National ‘‘Monthly Progress Reports (Renewal)’’ practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of (EPA ICR No. 1039.15, OMB Control No. accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council 2030–0005) to the Office of Management burden of the proposed collection of on Environmental Quality Regulations and Budget (OMB) for review and information, including the validity of (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE approval in accordance with the the methodology and assumptions used; NEPA Regulations (10 CFR part 1021), Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and WAPA issued a Finding of No so, EPA is soliciting public comments clarity of the information to be Significant Impact (FONSI) on January on specific aspects of the proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 13, 2017. The FONSI and other NEPA information collection as described of the collection of information on those compliance documentation may be below. This is a proposed extension of found at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ who are to respond, including through the ICR, which is currently approved the use of appropriate automated CRSP/environment/Pages/ through December 31, 2018. An Agency environment.aspx. electronic, mechanical, or other may not conduct or sponsor and a technological collection techniques or Regulatory Flexibility Analysis person is not required to respond to a other forms of information technology, collection of information unless it e.g., permitting electronic submission of The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 displays a currently valid OMB control responses. EPA will consider the (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., requires a number. comments received and amend the ICR Federal agency to perform a regulatory DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package flexibility analysis whenever the agency or before August 13, 2018. will then be submitted to OMB for is required by law to publish a general ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA notice of proposed rulemaking for any referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register proposed rule unless the agency can OARM–2018–0229 online using notice to announce the submission of certify that the rule will not have a www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to significant economic impact on a method), by email to oei.docket@ submit additional comments to OMB. substantial number of small entities. In epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: Appropriate Government defining the term ‘‘rule,’’ the RFA Center, Environmental Protection surveillance of contractor performance specifies that a ‘‘rule’’ does not include Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 is required to give reasonable assurance ‘‘a rule of particular applicability Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC that efficient methods and effective cost relating to rates [and] services . . . or to 20460. controls are being used for various cost- valuations, costs or accounting, or EPA’s policy is that all comments reimbursable and fixed-rate contracts. practices relating to such rates [and] received will be included in the public Per 48 CFR 1552.211 regulations, on a services . . . .’’ 5 U.S.C. 601. WAPA docket without change including any monthly basis the Agency requires has determined that this action relates personal information provided, unless contractors to provide the Contracting to rates or services offered by WAPA the comment includes profanity, threats, Officer’s Representative (COR) with a and, therefore, is not a rule within the information claimed to be Confidential report detailing: (a) What was purview of the RFA. Business Information (CBI) or other accomplished on the contract for that Determination Under Executive Order information whose disclosure is period, (b) expenditures for the same 12866 restricted by statute. period of time, and (c) what is expected amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to be accomplished on the contract for WAPA has an exemption from Thomas Valentino, Policy Training and the next month. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of proposed allocation of Olmsted Powerplant Replacement Project.
DatesAll comments must be received by the end of the comment period to be assured of consideration. The comment period on the proposed allocation of power begins June 13, 2018 and ends July 13, 2018. WAPA will accept written comments any time during the 30-day comment period.
ContactMr. Brent Osiek, Vice President of Power Marketing for CRSP, (801) 524-5495; or Mr. Lyle Johnson, Public Utilities Specialist, (801) 524-5585. Written requests for information should be sent to CRSP Management Center, Western Area Power Administration, 299 South Main Street, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84111; faxed to (801) 524-5017; or emailed to: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 27599 
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